World Championship (m)

The IFAF World Championship has been held every four years since 1999.

The United States defeated Canada, 50-7, in Vienna, Austria, for the 2011 gold medal. The U.S. beat Japan, 23-20, in double overtime in Kawasaki, Japan, to win the 2007 tournament, the first that included Team USA.

Prior to the United States’ participation, Japan earned gold medals at the first two IFAF Senior World Championships played in Palermo, Italy (1999), and Frankfurt, Germany (2003).

The last World Championship was held at Tom Benson Stadium, part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame complex in Canton, Ohio, in 2015. The games were shown live on ESPN3 and BigTimeSports.com